NT Duchess (New) - NT Bottleneck Replacement #2667
Conversation
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Please make a Bottleneck removal PR and keep it as draft. |
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Errors from opened NetworkConfigurator in your ghost hands when you saved the grid. |
Screaming. About to push another small correction to something else, so perhaps that will fix it. |
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Unsuprisingly I am a big fan of this. From the Clippy window or having more docking space, and a larger lobby, or to being based on the Bodkin this gets my +1 for whatever that's worth! |
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First impressions:
Fancy! Not gonna lie this one made me feel like I wanted to re-examine where and how I could be using this subtle introduction to the shuttle. Hats off. The interior color scheme remains chipper and depressing. One day we're going to need to find a way to give these wrenches a home. The big thruster/tiny thruster gang continues to thrive. I wonder if the bridge wouldn't also benefit from the discouraging wires. A small piece regarding the panic button is that it can be a smidge tricky to activate it without accidentally opening the windoor. Which can secure it open. Which might not be optimal depending on the circumstances. I like that it can be operated from the seat! Just a small thought. All in all it was a nice little walk through. I'm going to be struggling to not adopt the floor tile scheme elsewhere. |
About the PR
Adds the NT Duchess, a replacement for the NT Bottleneck.
The Duchess is intended as a successor to the Bottleneck, which had various limitations and badly mapped things along with being a general pain in the ass to upgrade in order to accomodate the various new consoles that the SR has now.
Inspired by the SBB Bodkin, the Duchess shares various design philosophies, whilst also still trying to keep the Bottleneck's philosophy of being a bit garish and overstated.
The Duchess, however, feels a lot more practical.
Twice the number of docks so multiple ships can dock, but this also allows for it to 'daisy chain' with the other staff shuttles at FO is dock space needs to be freed up during busy periods.
A tidier interior layout, but still with the same idea of a flying HoPline.
A bench for the guard to act as a greenshield whilst also piloting the SR, though this point can also be used to placing a CDET.
Most importantly? Clippy bed with windows.
Appraises at ~24000, so priced at 26000.
Why / Balance
Bottleneck didn't have enough room for the new SR consoles, and there was no way I could make it big enough to accomodate them without making the entire ship look absolutely horrible.
Duchess should be an easier ship to make larger if required, has more space and finally has its own engine room and feels a bit more tidy overall.
If merged, I'll remove the Bottleneck in a separate PR.
How to test
Checkout the branch, buy the ship.
Media
Initialised.
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Requirements
Breaking changes
Nope!
Changelog
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